Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

Question 1

Read the poem.School looms large, and I feel smallI pause until the door swings wideI hoist my pack, step insideAdjust my cuffs, smooth my hairAnd wonder what I’m doing here.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

lines 2 and 3

Question 2

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.In the startled ear of nightHow they scream out their affright!Too much horrified to speak,They can only shriek, shriek,Out of tune,

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic.

Question 3

Read the poem excerpt.A backyard reality is rearranged.Hopscotch lines cower and hide,The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.

Question 4

Read the poem.Skimming the bottomIn the company of toes,I observe the deep endThough nobody knows.In the depths, I am bold,On the surface—shy.My goggles transform me:An underwater spy.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

abcb

Question 5

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.How it swells!How it dwellsOn the Future! how it tellsOf the rapture that impels

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

Question 6

Read the poem.Wide-eyed clowns honk noses,Toddlers shriek with glee,A rogue balloon stops with a pop,A big band blares its harmony.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

honk; shriek

Question 7

Read this excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The rhythm and alliteration of the “c” sound emphasize the sea’s demanding call.

Question 8

Read the poem.Throat is dry;weather’s hot.I buy a canand pop the top.I lift the canto trembling lips,And find reliefWith one cool sip.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.For every sound that floatsFrom the rust within their throatsIs a groan.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Question 10

Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

assonance

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